Press Releases
- Mei Yan Joins Brunswick as China Senior Partner
May 21 2013 3:30 AM ET
BEIJING and SINGAPORE, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Brunswick Group, a leading corporate communications partnership, today announced Ms. MEI Yan has joined the firm as Senior Partner for China. The Company also announced the opening of an office in Singapore in August, 2013, which will be Brunswick's fourth office in Asia and its 22nd globally.
- HGST Launches The Highest Capacity Hard Drive For The Mainstream Mobile Market
May 21 2013 3:01 AM ET
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and now a Western Digital company, NASDAQ: WDC) continues to push technology innovation by offering the highest storage density (MB/mm3) of any hard disk drive (HDD) today. The new Travelstar® 5K1500 is the industry's first 9.5mm, 1.5TB mobile hard drive and features the industry's highest capacity in a standard 9.5mm design.
- D-Link Adds Pinch-to-Zoom Capability and Host of New Features to mydlink™ Apps for Cloud Cameras
May 21 2013 3:01 AM ET
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its leadership and innovation in the consumer IP surveillance marketplace, D-Link today announced several enhancements available now to its mydlink™ portal and mydlink Cloud Camera apps, making it even easier to remotely monitor a home or small office via virtually any computer, iPhone® or iPad® running iOS 4.3 or later or Android™ device running 1.6 Android or later.
- Aasonn Launches New SuccessFactors Training Solutions Initiative
May 21 2013 3:01 AM ET
NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aasonn, the leader in cloud-based human resource and business execution software solutions for enterprises implementing SAP SuccessFactors, today launched "Aasonn University," a comprehensive SuccessFactors training solution based on Aasonn's unparalleled experience of more than 1,500 SuccessFactors implementations globally.
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- Nano Bridging Molecules' Path-breaking Dental Implant Technology Receives 2013 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award
May 21 2013 3:00 AM ET
LONDON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent research on the dental implant market, Frost & Sullivan presents Nano Bridging Molecules SA (NBM) with the 2013 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership. The company's patented SurfLink® technology has the potential to bring a major revolution to bone-anchored implants by drastically reducing the technical challenges associated with conventional dental implant technologies.
- Samsung First to Achieve Sustainability Certification for Smartphones
May 21 2013 3:00 AM ET
STOCKHOLM, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone is the first to achieve internationally recognized requirements for environmental design and socially responsible manufacturing. As the largest manufacturer of smartphones worldwide, Samsung is the first major brand to achieve the TCO Certified Smartphones product certification.
- Forest Stewardship Council Disassociates From The Danzer Group
May 21 2013 3:00 AM ET
BONN, Germany, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Decision due to reputational risks for FSC linked to stakeholder disputes in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Social Media and Digital Agencies Will Vanish Within Ten Years
May 21 2013 3:00 AM ET
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- Largest Trader on NYSE Liffe RSJ Chooses Kx Systems for Speed
May 21 2013 3:00 AM ET
PALO ALTO, California, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Kx Systems, the leader in high-performance database and time-series analysis, confirms today that RSJ a.s., the biggest trader on NYSE Liffe and a large trader on other derivatives exchanges, has chosen Kx's kdb+ to support its algorithmic trading.
- Rain Forces Cancellation of Global Rallycross at X Games Barcelona
May 21 2013 2:59 AM ET
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Rallycross event at X Games Barcelona scheduled for Sunday, May 19 was cancelled.
"Due to heavy rain and the resulting adverse course conditions, the Global Rallycross competition at X Games Barcelona was cancelled," said Colin Dyne, Global Rallycross CEO. "Global Rallycross will announce the addition of another race as a makeup race on the calendar shortly."
- Delayed Healing of Coronary Artery Following Implantation of Drug Eluting Stents, Increasing Risk of Thrombosis, is a Top Concern of Interventional Cardiologists, International Survey Shows
May 21 2013 2:00 AM ET
PARIS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The delayed healing of the coronary artery following physicians' use of drug eluting stents (DES), which increases patients' risks of developing thrombosis, is a top concern today of interventional cardiologists, according to the results of a survey announced at EuroPCR 2013 in Paris.
- Research-based Pharmaceutical Industry Launches 'Do You Mind?' Campaign to Fight Mental and Neurological Disorders
May 21 2013 1:00 AM ET
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- Properly Licensed Software Contributes Three Times More to National Economies than Pirated Software, New BSA Study Finds
May 21 2013 12:30 AM ET
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study from BSA | The Software Alliance and INSEAD, one of the world's leading business schools, finds that increasing the amount of properly licensed software in use globally by 1 percent would add an estimated $73 billion to the world economy, compared to $20 billion from pirated software — meaning there is a $53 billion advantage associated with using licensed software.
- AT&T Statement on Response to Oklahoma Tornado
May 21 2013 12:22 AM ET
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area Monday. We are coordinating with local authorities and bringing in additional resources. We recommend text messaging for communications with family, friends and loved ones given heavy call volumes.
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- Phosphagenics Signs Research Agreement with the Agricultural Research Service
May 21 2013 12:17 AM ET
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- GeckoSystems, an AI Mobile Robot Co., Reports First Net Profits
May 21 2013 12:07 AM ET
CONYERS, Ga., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GeckoSystems International Corp. (Pink Sheets: GOSY | http://www.geckosystems.com/) is pleased to announce that due to the licensing agreement recently reached, the company forecasts a net profit for the 4th quarter of their fiscal year ending June 30. For over fifteen years GeckoSystems has dedicated itself to development of "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service(tm)."
- Truphone First to Offer Shared International Mobile Plans for Business
May 21 2013 12:01 AM ET
LAS VEGAS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Truphone today became the first mobile operator to offer shared international mobile service plans for data, text and voice. The plans allow businesses with employees based abroad and with employees traveling internationally to share local minutes, messages and megabytes from a single bundle when in the 'Truphone Zone.'
- Taykey Announces Growth in Business and Platform
May 21 2013 12:01 AM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Topical Advertising technology company Taykey today announced it's on track to triple 2012 revenue this year, driven by engagement with DoubleClick Bid Manager (formerly Invite Media), opening additional sales offices, and significant growth in revenue and client base.
- U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 21
May 21 2013 12:01 AM ET
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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TUESDAY, MAY 21: LENS CRAFTING
- Global technology M&A value grows 58% but deal volume falls 12% year-on-year in Q1 2013
May 21 2013 12:01 AM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The aggregate value of all disclosed value deals grew 58% year-on-year (YOY) to US$36.4b, according to Ernst & Young's Global technology M&A update: January – March 2013. Deal volume fell 12% YOY and 5% compared with the previous quarter to 661 deals. Aggregate disclosed value would have fallen by 48% if not for a single announced technology transaction valued at US$24.4b (Silver Lake Partners and Dell Inc. as announced on Feb. 5, 2013).
